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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California

10 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 17,606 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in California for education students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

United States University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, United States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,740
Oregon 3,137
Nevada 702
Hawaii 401
Alaska 259

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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